It will be worth a note that education sector is already estimated to be worth over $40 billion in size, and thus very few will suggest that it is a sunrise industry , but education services, that has historically been associated with government-funded organisations besides regional business groups, is going through a rebirth. It has witnessed a burst of activity with a host of new generation entrepreneurs besides large business groups and private investors seeking to tap onto the ‘business of education’. During 2010-11 alone, the sector attracted more than 30 private equity deals to the tune of $250 million.
One can go through the below posts given as the related posts and one will be able to access this fact that whether it is the right time to focus on education opportunities? What is the current state of investments in Indian education sector and where can we reach by evaluating policy risk, business risk and investor risk? Can we bridge the gap between public and private sector in Indian education? The discussions would delve deeper into sub-segments, such as formal & core education, non-formal education, technology-enabled innovations and education financing.
As a layman and if one has funds one can straightaway go for a franchisee in this segment as one gets assured income as definitely education sector can still be rechristened as a sunrise industry.